The beginning...
We are celebrating the culmination, the city’s wonders, and yes,
we are celebrating the chronicle of our barangay,
the foundation anniversary.
You might be wondering; aside from our colorful interpretation of
cheer, aside from recently,
Bula became the most clean and green barangay within the city,
how can we bring a smile,
how can we give good memories to our visitors?
A lot of things, we have the Isda-Isdaan Festival in line with the
Celebration of Sr. Sto. Niño Patronal every January
that has been hailed as the best tourism event by the
association of tourism officers of the city or atop.
We also launched a new tourist destination.
Barangay Bula is now positioned as best visit of foreign divers of the city because of the reserves reefs sited
beyond the shore of Barangay Bula?
It is one of the original barangay that comprises the Municipality of General Santos, now General Santos City.
It is about 3.5 kilometers from the city proper.
Barangay Bula has a total land area of 323.18 has. It is composed of 25 purok/zones with a total population of 34,808.
Barangay Bula is classified as an urban barangay.
Among its major resources of living are fishing, trade and industry. Mostly of the inhabitants of Barangay Bula are into
fishing provision (small scale) and labor to
large commercial fishing operators in
General Santos City who were also a resident of Barangay Bula.
It is interesting to note that most of the successful commercial fishing ventures traced their humble beginning in Barangay Bula.
From its foundation in 1959,
it has become one of the productive and self-reliant
barangay of the City of General Santos.
Self-reliance is the primary goals of every LGU in the country.
With the implementation of RA 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, bringing every LGU to self-sustenance through devolution and decentralization.
Barangay Bula at present soars high in terms of competitive
development on its infrastructure, economic, social, political and
effective governance.
Barangay Bula is one of the 26 barangays of General Santos City,
which became a separate municipality from
Buayan District in 1940 by virtue of EO# 250.
Barangay Bula derived from the word “Bula” which literally means “bubbling or filled with bubbles”.
This is so because when the early settlers came to this place,
they found the sea filled with bubbles or bubbling
especially during low tide.
A possible explanation for the concurrence of bubbles is that the sea was rich with fishes and other marine life.
When fishes abound, it is normal to find bubbles on the surface of the water as the fishes breathe.
Because of its resources, Bula became a favorite
destination of migrants who came from other fishing areas in the
country such as Cebu, Bohol and Leyte islands.
Barangay Bula was established on September 7, 1959 by virtue of
Municipal Council of General Santos
(now General Santos City) Resolution No. 79 series of 1959.
Other Information
Major Dialects: Cebuano
Ethnic/Tribal Groups: Cebuano, Ilonggo, Boholano, Ilocano, Waray, Kapangpangan, Tagalog
Topography/Terrain Characteristics: Coastal, Plain
Type of Soil: Sandy Loam
Climate: Fair
Territorial Boundary
North: Barangay Lagao
East: Barangay Baluan
South: Sarangani Bay
West: Barangay Dad. South
Distance from the city proper: 3.5 km
PUNONG BARANGAY
Hon. Remus P. De Claro
BARANGAY KAGAWAD
Hon. Dante C. Granada
Hon. Joe Kenneth S. Acharon
Hon. Vandyke B. Congson
Hon. Feliciano T. Somosot, Jr.
Hon. Rietah Mae D. Aparis
Hon. Edilberto R. Lopez, Jr.
Hon. Marisol F. Saligumba
Barangay Officials
Purok Fiestas & Barangay Anniversaries
Address Activity Date
Barangay Bula Sto. Niño Patronal Fiesta January 15
Barangay Bula Foundation Anniversary
Araw ng Bula October 14-27
Purok 4-A Rajah Muda Annual Prk. Foundation Ann. October 10
Purok 4-A Rajah Muda Patronal Fiesta April 5
Purok 2 Fisherman Village Anniversary Dec. 29
Purok 11 Anniversary Dec 23
Zone 2 Patronal Fiesta Nov. 25
Zone 3,4 & 5 & Zone 2-C Patronal Fiesta August 16